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Meta Rolls Out Generative AI Features for Advertisers
Meta has started rolling out generative AI-powered features for ad creatives in its Ads Manager, with global rollout complete by next year.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 5, 2023
2 min read
Musk’s X Ad Revenue Plummets Since Takeover
Elon Musk's acquisition of social media platform X has been a bumpy ride for advertisers. According to third-party data, US ad revenue at X has declined at least 55% year-over-year each month since the takeover in October 2022.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 5, 2023
1 min read
Musk Tops Forbes’ 400 Richest People in US, Bezos Ranks 2nd
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has topped Forbes' 400 richest people in America in 2023 list for the second year in a row, with an estimated fortune of $251 billion, leaving behind fellow tech titans Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos and CTO and Co-founder of Oracle Larry Ellison.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 4, 2023
2 min read
Netflix Plans to Again Raise Prices of Its Services
Netflix is reportedly planning to increase the price of its streaming service again -- starting with the US and Canada first -- to make up for the revenue lost during the Hollywood strike, a media report said.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 4, 2023
1 min read
Gmail is Adding Emoji Reactions 🤩
Gmail is getting a new feature that will make it easier than ever to express your reactions to emails: emoji reactions!
Bijay Pokharel,
October 4, 2023
1 min read
X to Pay $1.1 Million in Legal Fees for Ex-Twitter Execs
In a stunning turn of events, X (formerly Twitter) has been ordered to pay $1.1 million in legal fees for former Twitter executives.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 4, 2023
1 min read
Spotify Gives Premium Subscribers 15 Hours of Audiobooks per Month
Audio streaming giant Spotify is giving Premium subscribers a free gift: 15 hours of audiobook listening per month!
Bijay Pokharel,
October 4, 2023
1 min read
Dall-E 3 Is Now Free for Everyone to Use.
Microsoft's text-to-image model from OpenAI, DALL-E 3, is now generally available to everyone within Bing Chat and Bing.com/create—for free!
Bijay Pokharel,
October 4, 2023
1 min read
Meta Removes 19 Million Pieces of Bad Content from Facebook and Instagram in India
Meta said that it took down over 14 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over five million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in August.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 3, 2023
2 min read
LinkedIn Bets Big on AI to Help Recruiters Find Suitable Candidates
Global professional networking platform LinkedIn, which has close to 1 billion users, on Tuesday, introduced a new recruiter platform powered by generative AI to help companies find the right candidates from the talent pool on the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 3, 2023
2 min read
Spotify May Be Working on AI-Generated Playlists Created with Prompts
Spotify is reportedly developing another way to incorporate AI into its app after successfully launching an AI-powered DJ feature and adding support for AI-translated podcasts.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 3, 2023
1 min read
X Testing Game Streaming, Live Shopping Features
Tech billionaire Elon Musk is testing video game streaming and live shopping features on the micro-blogging platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 3, 2023
2 min read
Apple Stops Offering Customer Support on Musk’s X
Apple is no longer providing customer support on Elon Musk-run X Corp (formerly Twitter) and is now redirecting customers to its own website.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 3, 2023
1 min read
Microsoft Defender Gives Tor Browser the Green Light
Microsoft Defender, the built-in antivirus software on Windows computers, is no longer flagging the Tor Browser as malware.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 3, 2023
1 min read
Elon Musk’s X Sued for Trademark Infringement
Tech billionaire Elon Musk-owned X (formerly known as Twitter), was sued in federal court in Florida by a legal-marketing company that claims the social media giant's new name infringes its trademark incorporating the letter "X."
Bijay Pokharel,
October 3, 2023
1 min read
YouTube Testing a Slight Mobile App Redesign for Android Users
YouTube is testing a redesign in the mobile Android app that removes the “Library” tab from the bottom of the app.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 2, 2023
1 min read
Tesla Launches Updated Model Y Ev in China at Same Starting Price
Tesla has launched a new Model Y electric car in China with updated design and performance tweaks at the same starting price of about 263,900 yuan ($37,000).
Bijay Pokharel,
October 2, 2023
1 min read
Amazon Accidentally Sends Gift Card Emails to Customers
Amazon customers received a series of false email confirmations on October 1, 2023, thanking them for their purchases of Google Play, Mastercard, and Hotels.com gift cards. However, many customers had never made these purchases.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 2, 2023
1 min read
NASA’s Perseverance Spots Dust-Filled Martian Whirlwind
NASA's Perseverance rover has spotted a dust-filled whirlwind on Mars.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 2, 2023
2 min read
Samsung Likely to Narrow Chip Losses in Q3 Due to Production Cuts
Samsung Electronics is expected to reduce its chip deficit in the third quarter, thanks largely to a continued cut in its chip output, according to analysts.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 1, 2023
2 min read
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